Which of the following best describes how Nightingale responded to challenges about her suggestions for reform of health care?
a. She influenced male friends as political leaders to publicize her ideas.
b. She conveyed her statistical data in more detail and depth, and shared it with political leaders.
c. She encouraged those who challenged her to come up with more acceptable approaches to lowering the death rate.
d. She understood their concerns and tried to word her suggestions in a more politically acceptable way.
ANS: B
Nightingale felt very strongly about the unnecessary loss of life and shared her findings widely. When prominent male leaders challenged her conclusions, she rewrote her report in more depth and redistributed it to members of Parliament and military leaders.
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